Convert Exe To Shellcode -

Why go through the trouble of converting an EXE to shellcode instead of just dropping the EXE on disk?

Donut-compressed shellcode is usually smaller than the original EXE (thanks to LZNT1). However, it can still be 100KB–2MB. Most injection targets (e.g., small buffer overflows) cannot host such large payloads. Consider staged payloads instead. convert exe to shellcode

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